Spencer Sato

Experience

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  Pearl on the River

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Accounts Payable
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  UBS

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

  Student Assistant
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  MGO (Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP)

  Jul 2012 - Mar 2016

  Senior Audit Associate

  • Assess risk to plan, execute, and conclude audit procedures for CAFR, Single Audit, and AUPs • Supervise and review day-to-day fieldwork for audit teams ranging from two to five members • Prepare audit reports and full financial statements, including notes and disclosures • Plan and implement audit processes and procedures for GASB 63, GASB 65, and GASB 68 • Lead local office training for audit staff and mentor interns/first-year associates • Active in recruiting and retention efforts through organizing and leading on-campus and in-house interviews • Client experience includes governmental entities - Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR), pension systems, utilities, ports, and education systems Kevesebb megjelenítése

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  SAFE Credit Union

  Jun 2016 - now

  Auditor II

  • Lead and execute the lifecycle of internal audits (including branches, business processes, department audits, continuous monitoring, and regulations). Develop internal audit procedures designed to evaluate control designs and effectiveness of internal control systems • Develop processes to identify, analyze, and improve upon existing business processes • Present audit results professionally, objectively, and accurately to all levels of management. • Evaluate adequacy of corrective action plans • Participate in investigating internal fraud and member complaints • Faciliate new employee orientation to educate new hires on the role of internal audit and credit union fraud topics Kevesebb megjelenítése

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  CBIZ SLD

  Nov 2016 - now

  Senior Audit Associate

  • Prepare client financial statements and footnote disclosures in accordance with GAAP • Plan, execute, supervise, and review for audits, reviews, compilations, and Agreed Upon Procedures (AUP) engagements • Client experience includes privately owned companies in various industries including technology, cleaning and restoration, legal, fashion, restaurant entities, and 401(k) plans

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  Rakuten International

  Mar 2018 - Feb 2022

  • Manage and execute the lifecycle of SOX audits, financial reviews, and business process solution projects for eleven Rakuten subsidiaries spanning diversified revenue streams (affiliate and display advertising, digital content, physical inventory, shipping and logistics, etc.) and maturity levels. Utilizing a risk-based approach, results include material restatement of financials, fraud investigations, key control implementations, and system implementations • Consult on M&A activity and SOX readiness through an ever-changing environment, creating alignment of policies, process efficiencies, and regulatory compliance • Build awareness and confidence in the Internal Audit Department within the various Rakuten subsidiaries and departments as a source of knowledge and reliability. Obtain approval and buy-in for major audit projects • Scaled the operations audit team from two to five team members (additional consultants as necessary) with a strategic and organized division and reporting structure. Implemented a systematized audit tool with automated client results and response system • Liaison to the external auditors resulting in reliance on internal audit’s work and cost savings to Rakuten Americas subsidiaries• Recipient of the inaugural Kansha award for high performers within the company Kevesebb megjelenítése

  • Senior Manager Internal Audit

    - Feb 2022

  • Internal Audit Manager

    Feb 2020 - now

  • Senior Internal Auditor

    Mar 2018 - Feb 2020
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  Asana

  Feb 2022 - Aug 2022

  Manager, Internal Audit & SOX
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  Rakuten International

  Nov 2022 - now

  • Senior Manager Internal Audit

    May 2024 - now

  • Governance Risk & Compliance Manager

    Nov 2022 - May 2024